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• Muhammara | Chocolate & Zucchini
  Sounds like a delicious alternative to hummus. Found via an askmefi thread on vegan dips. Apparently balsamic vinegar is a reasonable substitute for pomegranate syrup.
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• Cheapass Games - Free Games
  Some need specialized and/or many dice, but they're also simple and quick.
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Inspired by Jason Kottke, I thought I'd make the list for myself. Funny that I don't feel like I've traveled much this year, because the list seems to show otherwise. Some of these are the same trip, though: Dublin/Belfast, Dublin/Cork, and London/Perth.

• London, England
• Perth, Scotland
• Dublin, Ireland *
• Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Blue Ridge, GA *
• Orlando, FL
• Cork, Ireland
• Houston, TX
• St. Simons Island, GA *

One or more nights were spent in each place. Those cities marked with an * were visited multiple times on non-consecutive days.

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Lots of lists out this time of year, and lots of those lists have reasons why I'll be happy to see this decade in the history books. But this Medpage Today article reminded me that good things did and continue to happen. Here's the executive summary; hit the link for a few good paragraphs on each bullet.

1. Human Genome Discoveries Reach the Bedside
2. Doctors and Patients Harness Information Technology
3. Anti-Smoking laws and Campaigns Reduce Public Smoking
4. Heart Disease Deaths Drop by 40 Percent
5. Stem Cell Research: Laboratory Breakthroughs and Some Clinical Advances
6. Targeted Therapies for Cancer Expand With New Drugs
7. Combination Drug Therapy Extends HIV Survival
8. Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques Revolutionize Surgery
9. Study Finds Heart, Cancer Risk with Hormone Replacement Therapy
10. Scientists Peer Into Mind With Functional MRI

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• 10 Things to Do by the End of the Year
  Along the lines of changing smoke detector batteries on DST Sundays. Changing passwords is probably one I should take to heart.
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